Chapter 6
EDWARD'S POV
"Bella, Edward. Is everything alright?" Charlie asked, opening the door.
"Everything is fine. Can we come in?" She asked. I had my hand in hers, and she was nearly breaking it off.
"Of course." Charlie smiled, and let us in.
Bella and I sat across from him at the kitchen table.
"So, what brings you two over here?"
"Well," she looked at me, "we have two big announcements."
"Oh?" Charlie looked nervous.
"Yes. The first being the hardest. Dad…I'm a vampire."
Charlie laughed. "Nice one Bella. Now really what is it?"
Bella's eyebrows rose.
"Y-you're serious?" Charlie turned white.
"Dad, the Cullen family are all vampires. Edward changed me a few days ago."
"This is a lot to take on." Charlie rubbed his eyes.
"I know. But I'm so happy Dad. I loved Edward the first time I saw him, and now we can be together forever."
Charlie sighed. "As long as you're happy Bells."
"I just have to tell Mom." Bella sighed.
"And what was the second announcement?" Charlie asked, looking from me to Bella.
Bella bit her lip, and looked at me.
Can you take this one Edward? I barely got that last one out.
Of course my love.
"Mr. Swan," Edward took the ring from my hand and placed it on my finger so Charlie could see, "Bella and I are engaged to be married on Christmas Eve."
"Engaged? Isn't that a bit soon?" Charlie turned whiter.
"No, in fact if it were our choice, we'd have been married the first day we met. But, we needed to give everyone some time." Bella said.
"What is your mom going to say?" Charlie sighed.
"I don't know, but I have to call her tonight." Bella looked like she was going to throw up.
"Bella," Charlie came to Bella and took her other hand, "I'm proud of you for coming and telling me. Why don't you let me call your mom?"
Bella shot up, and hugged Charlie. She was careful not to kill him.
"Dad I love you so much!"
"I love you too Bells."
BELLA'S POV
I sat on the porch of the Cullen house, looking up at the sky. It was dark, except for the stars that twinkled. The moon was hidden by a cloud.
Carlisle and Esme had been delighted with the change, and had both congratulated me. Alice decided to help me pick out the perfect dress. She had explained to me that vampire weddings are sort of like human weddings, but have some differences.
Everyone at a vampire wedding wore white, except for the bride and groom. They wore black. The vows were a bit different, and the weddings usually took place outside, at night.
Now, as I sat outside, I wondered how I could be so lucky.
"Hey Bella, can I talk to you?" A voice asked.
I turned to see Rosalie, standing in the doorway.
"Sure." I patted on the space next to me.
She sat down.
"Bella, I'm sorry. I've been a pain in the ass ever since Edward first met you. It's just…well I was jealous because you were human. I wish I would have gotten to know you before Edward changed you." She looked away.
I grabbed her hand. "Don't worry about it Rosalie, now we have forever to get to know each other."
She smiled, and kissed my forehead. "Edward was right about you. Everyone in this family loves you. And so do I."
I sighed happily. "So, do you want to help Alice and I pick out the perfect wedding dress?"
She laughed. "Of course. You do know that it has to be black?"
"Yeah. What did yours look like?"
Rosalie sighed. "My dress was short in the front, but it had a long train in the back. It was beautiful."
"Sounds beautiful."
Rosalie stood, and she helped me up. "Edward will be waiting for you."
"It was nice talking to you Rosalie."
"You too Bella."
EDWARD'S POV
I heard Bella walk up the stairs, so I came out into the hallway.
She smiled, and walked a little faster. "Edward."
I held my arms out to hold her, but she fell forward, and I had to leap out to catch her.
"Are you alright?"
"I guess I'm still a little weak." She laughed. "Sorry."
"It's expected." I carried her into the room, and lay her on the bed.
"How did your talk go?" I pulled my shirt off, and stripped down to my boxers.
"Great. You were right – she was just jealous." Bella put her arms around me when I lay next to her, and put her head on my chest.
"I told you." I smoothed her hair.
"Edward?"
"Yes my love?"
"You do want to get married…right?"
Of course Bella. Why would you even ask me something like that?
You seem tense.
That's because you're making me tense.
"I'm sorry." She scooted away.
I pulled her right back around, and pressed my lips firmly to hers.
"In a good way Bella."
"Like you made me?"
"Made?" I kissed her again.
"Shut up…you know you still dazzle me."
"I wouldn't want it any other way."
BELLA'S POV
"Come on Bella! We have to find your dress!" Alice called.
"Yeah Bella." Rosalie rolled her eyes at Alice, and laughed.
"I'm coming." I dragged my feet in Alice and Rosalie's direction.
We had been to three stores and we still hadn't found the perfect dress. Nobody seemed to have good black dresses.
"Let's try this place." Alice grabbed my arm and pulled me into a store.
"May I help you?" A woman with crazy hair approached us.
"We need your best, black dresses." Alice said.
"Alright, I'll set up a room."
In the mean time, Rosalie found us a bench to sit on. I breathed a sigh of relief to not be moving.
"Come on Bella, you aren't tired are you?"
"I'm tired of shopping." I grumbled.
"Just hold on a little longer. If we don't find anything soon we'll head home." Alice smiled.
"Promise?"
"Promise."
The lady returned fairly quickly. When she did, Rosalie stood.
"Well, I have to make a stop somewhere; I'll meet you here in about 20 minutes."
"Alright." We waved, and Rosalie walked out.
We followed the lady back to the dressing rooms, and stepped inside the room marked four.
"If you need anything else, just come and find me. My name is Marsha."
"Thanks Marsha." Alice smiled, and shut the door.
The first dress was a catastrophe. The inside was itchy and the outside was worn and even had a few stains on it.
"Here Bella, try this one." Alice handed me a dress, and helped me pull it on.
I looked in the mirror, and turned. It was long, and ended around my feet. A slit went up the side, revealing some leg. The neckline was reasonable, but my breasts hung out. A sheer, black fabric hung off the back.
"Bella, it's gorgeous. You have to wear this one."
"But what about the others?"
"Screw them. This one is perfect."
I smiled. "It is nice isn't it?"
"Edward will love it."
"Oh no! We can't show him until the wedding."
"Why not?"
"Payback. I want him to be surprised."
Alice smiled. "I agree."
I slipped the dress off, and we took it to the front.
Alice pulled out a credit card.
"No Alice! I pay." I tried to snatch it.
"No, it's Jasper and I's wedding gift."
I groaned as she paid for the dress. Rosalie walked in, hiding a bag behind her back.
"Ready to go?" She asked, keeping far away from me.
"Yes." I said suspiciously.
"Don't worry Bella; it's just some things I got for myself. Private things." Rosalie winked, and led the way to the car.
Back at the house, Edward was playing the piano. I gave the dress to Alice to hide, and joined him on the bench.
He smiled to let me know I saw him, but continued playing.
I rested my head on his shoulder, humming along with the song. It was my lullaby. Every night, even now when I couldn't sleep, he hummed it for me.
When he was done, he wrapped his arms around me.
"Did you find your dress?" He asked.
"Maybe."
Come on Bella, I want to see it.
Stay out of my head Edward. I won't give it away. This is revenge.
He laughed. "Alright my love, you win."
"Finally."
He kissed my forehead.
"Oh! Charlie called."
I froze, and then lifted my head. "What did he say? He called Renee didn't he?"
"Calm down. Everything is fine. Renee needed some time for everything to sink in, but she called Charlie back this morning to tell him that she was flying in for the wedding."
I breathed in slowly. "This is unbelievable. I expected them to freak out."
"Yes. I'm surprised as well."
"I was waiting for Charlie to shoot you."
Edward laughed. "I can dodge bullets."
I moved my mouth to his ear. "If he ever finds out what we did after I was changed, I guarantee he won't miss."